Jocelyn Elders, Former U.S. Surgeon General, to Speak March 31 at Simmons School of Social Work

BOSTON (March 9, 2001) – Dr. Jocelyn Elders, the first female African-American U.S. Surgeon General, will challenge the way people look at health care at the Simmons College School of Social Work Alumni Day at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 31, at 300 The Fenway. The event is open to the public. Registration cost is $50, and payment can be made with check, credit card, or money order to Simmons College, Alumnae/i Relations, 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. Make checks payable to Simmons College.

Elders, now a pediatric endocrinologist at the University of Arkansas School of Medicine, will address the broader policy issues impacting various life stages. She is known as a powerful voice for changing the way Americans think about health care by putting prevention first. Elders says each stage of life brings with it different problems requiring unique solutions, including child raising, the pressures facing adolescence, workplace stress, and caring for elderly parents.

The event, "Promoting a Healthy Society: A Look at Successful Interventions Through the Life Cycle," will include workshops offered throughout the day for Simmons social work alumni, touching on issues such as how children can cope with parents who have multiple disorders, at-risk adolescents, chronic illness and disability, employee assistance programs, women’s health, and supporting new families.

A panel at 2:15 p.m., which will include Elders, will discuss policy issues surrounding social work. Panelists include Rob Restuccia, executive director of Health Care For All; Nicholas Carballeira, director of policy and research and chief executive officer of Latino Health Institute; and Shiela Moore, executive director of Casa Myrna Vasquez. Moderator will be Carol Bonner, associate dean of Simmons School of Social Work.

For more information, please contact Vicki Cavaseno at 617-521-2332.

Simmons College is a nationally recognized, small, private, predominantly women’s university in the heart of Boston. It has undergraduate programs for women and graduate programs for women and men. Founded a century ago, Simmons was the first women’s college in the nation to offer women liberal arts training and career preparation.

CONTACT

Diane Millikan
617-521-2364

See Also

Graduate School of Social Work

 

 

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